May 8, 2013
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe Japanese car maker already employs about 3,600 people at the plant and builds the Legacy and Outback cars and the Tribeca
SUV. With the new investment, it will boost capacity by 100,000 cars and begin making the Impreza.
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May 7, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSubaru plans to expand its Lafayette factory and add hundreds of workers to build the Impreza small car there, a source briefed
on the matter says.
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April 18, 2013
Bloomberg NewsFuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the Japanese maker of Subaru cars, intends to end a shortage of its vehicles at U.S. dealerships
soon by expanding capacity at its Lafayette plant.
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January 15, 2013
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe maker of Subaru cars is targeting a 6-percent increase in global sales this year, spurred by the introduction of a new
Forester SUV model. The company will use its plant in Lafayette to increase output.
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January 3, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressStrong U.S. sales in December capped a remarkable year for the auto industry. U.S. sales of models manufactured in Indiana
in 2012 by General Motors, Toyota, Honda and Subaru outpaced the national rate, rising 17 percent.
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December 8, 2012
Dan HumanA deal struck 25 years ago brought Subaru-Isuzu to Indiana. Toyota followed in 1996, and Honda came in 2008. The three Japanese
automakers now collectively employ 10,000 and support thousands more jobs at suppliers across the state.
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December 5, 2012
Bloomberg NewsFuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru unit is studying whether to expand its Indiana auto-assembly plant as the Toyota
Motor Corp. affiliate seeks to boost U.S. output to curb currency losses and meet growing demand for its models.
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September 5, 2012
Associated PressSubaru reported August sales up more than 35 percent from a year ago, joining other automakers in pushing U.S. sales to their
highest level in three years. That could lead to increased production at its central Indiana factory.
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June 8, 2012
Associated PressOn the cusp of realizing the end result of a historic, $1.3 billion investment in Kokomo's plants, Chrysler officials
here and in Detroit, Mich., are riding high.
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May 16, 2012
IBJ StaffSubaru already employs 3,600 at its Lafayette facility, with 600 workers added in the past three years. The expansion will
ramp up production from nearly 171,000 cars a year to at least 180,000.
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March 27, 2011
Associated PressIn the weeks ahead, car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colors, thousands of auto plant
workers will likely be told to stay home, and companies such as Toyota, Honda and others will lose billions of dollars in
revenue.
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March 15, 2011
Associated PressTwo Japanese automakers are scaling back production at North American plants as they assess their ability to get parts from
Japan after that country's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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March 5, 2011
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental
regulations.
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January 22, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana could be on the front line in the United Auto Workers’ campaign to unionize foreign-owned plants.
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October 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinEmployment in Indiana’s auto industry has stabilized, and manufacturers even are hiring in small numbers. Hoosier automakers
and parts suppliers added 10,000 workers this year through August, bringing total employment in the sector to 100,400.
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September 20, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinSubaru expects higher production volumes at its Lafayette plant to last well into the future and it is converting 100 temporary
positions to permanent status.
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May 4, 2010
Japanese automaker has boosted employment by 200 since August to meet demand for its Outback and Legacy models.
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January 22, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerSome observers see a parallel to the state's seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
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March 19, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana's automotive manufacturing employment for the last decade peaked at 142,000 in 1999. Since then, the sector has shed
20,300 jobs-a staggering one-seventh of its total. Another 5,220 are slated to be cut soon. And there's no end in sight.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!